| saw some memoir mentions of the fact that stuka is quite maneuverable.
read a report that said il-2 turn time is slower 2 times and radius lesser 1.5 times (or vise versa) than 109's. so when il-2 goes virage, 109 should not follow it, because when it follows, it outruns il-2 by outer circle and comes to il-2's sight from below.
actually, the problem was bliezkrieg shock that did not allowed to train pilots well. soviets were just not quite ready for such a war in 1941. soviets expected war in 1942, because they did not believed that hitler will rush with 3 months in disposal before massive snow falls. soviet spies reported that wehrmacht does not have ANY hue about winter equipment. fuel, oil could not stand frosts, no winter wearings, no winter training for staff. attacking huge territory having only 3 months was a crazyness, and soviets really were not ready for war in autumn/41.
ok, so il-2 pilots were trained quite poor, and almost did not attempted to take an initiative in dogfight.
however, even heavy underpowered il-2 could become a tough opponent in dogfight with highly trained pilot. it was proven when two aces duelled, one in il-2, another in la-5. that ace (which later became an cosmonaut afair. g.t.beregovoy?) demonstrated that la-5 can have real troubles aiming at il-2, and even can find himself to be a target.
therefore, i think that many scouts without bombs technically can give an adequate answer to an interceptor.
but reality is another thing. most of pilots were trained not good enough to use all advantages of their airplanes. and being passive, many scouts were shot down. | 
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